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So I went to the dealer today and I actually got to get a better look at the vert I was thinkin of buyin..



I checked and it has 150,000 miles.. the seats are worn and the top has the small rips at the base of the top right behind the doors..oh and it is not a targa top... it is the regular kind, but it retracts smoothly..



The idiots who worked on it before me had put all trailing plugs on it and the mechanic had gotten the leading wires mixed up between the #1 and #2 rotors.. So I sorted that out and put leading plugs in it. So it smoked like a bitch cuz we had done the atf thing to it.. the smoke went away mostly after being on for a while.. The temp rose to a bit below the middle and stayed there.. The A/C works, thats a plus.. Trunk looks clean..



The carpet behind the drivers seat as discolored and rough so I guess water gets in.. Is this a hard to fix problem?



the fuel guage and oil pressure guage seem to not work..... is this also an easy fix.. The body looks to be in good shape but has been repainted but I noticed no frame damage.. and has a couple of small dents..



One odd thing I noticed about it though is the the Radio said AE edition? Does that mean that this may be an anniversary edition?



Uh I may have forgotten a few things... So is this car worth $2500 in this condition or should I try to get it under 2k..



The compression on the engine sounds good.. nice even wooshes.. I will probably hook up the compression tester next weekend..

j9fd3s

the cd players are made by ae, if you can get it for 2k its a good deal, the car sounds a little rough?



mike

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So what else should I check to evaluate this sucka.. If the engine is still smokin' after a test drive would that mean that the oil control rings are bad? and would it then still be worth it?



I figure I can put aftermarket seats in it eventually and maybe a new rear section for the top, since it is the only part that has rips..

j9fd3s

yup, nope, and yes



mike

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Damn.. ok So I guess I will find out in the next 2 weeks..

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Alright damnit.. The top on the car is like This one



But it is an 89 and white.. So is this the targa top.. How the hell do you remove it then? and what would be a fair price on the damn car if the oil control rings are fucked up?

Rob x-7

all verts had the targa roof. if you look inside you will see there is a release to the rear of the targa section. This is a good top because it keeps its shape on the highway due to the hard section, it doesnt baloon out like some tops. You shouldnt have gotten the car running for them, lol.



You can get OEM style seat skins in vinyl installed for about $1000, maybe cheaper if labor is cheap in your part of the world. A top runs about $800 installed, you will want to do both parts so the top matches itself. That AE stands for something, not anniversary edition, but the radio,amps, and speakers were made by Pioneer.



Keep in mind a 1989 vert should be going for $5000 in decent, not even mint shape.

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The guy is gonna pay me for fixin it, but if I want it he will sell it to me. His mechanic who didn't know **** about rotaries.. is from central america so we talked and he said he will tell the boss that I have been struggling with it and he will follow aong with what I say, so I can hopefully lowball him on the car..

Rob x-7

**** up the firing order again and tell him it needs a engine and

steal the car.

Leetheslacker

I second that.